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Giovanni Battista Ceruti

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£107,355

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.9 cm Cremona, 1803	Thu 1st April 2010	£76,717
Violin	35.2 cm Cremona, 1800 c.	Wed 1st April 2009	£107,355
Violin	35.6 cm [Ascribed to] with Literature	Wed 1st October 2008	£31,300
Cello	75.8 cm Cremona, 1800 c. [Attributed to]	Sat 1st March 2008	£34,580
Cello	74.5 cm Cremona, 1790	Sat 1st March 2008	£46,100
Viola	39.7 cm 1900 c. [Attributed to]	Sat 1st March 2008	£4,750
Violin	35.2 cm Cremona, 1815 c. [showing the collaboration of his son "Giuseppe"]	Tue 1st May 2007	£46,085
Violin	35.6 cm Italy, Early 19th C. [Attributed to]	Thu 1st February 2007	£26,400
Violin	36.1 cm 19th C. [Ascribed to]	Thu 1st February 2007	£5,040
Violin	35.6 cm Cremona, 1800	Mon 1st May 2006	£30,658
Violin	Cremona, 1810	Tue 1st November 2005	£45,600
Viola	39.9 cm [Ascribed to]	Tue 1st November 2005	£23,986
Violin	1809	Mon 1st November 2004	£45,410
Violin	Cremona, 1809	Fri 1st October 2004	£7,968
Cello	1801 (composite)	Sat 1st March 2003	£15,317
Violin	1790	Fri 1st November 2002	£65,725
Violin	1790	Thu 1st November 2001	£52,000
Violin	1805	Tue 1st May 2001	£50,709
Violin	1804	Mon 1st November 1993	£16,100
Violin	1820 c.	Fri 1st November 1991	£25,300
Violin	1803	Fri 1st November 1991	£17,600
Violin	1815	Wed 1st November 1989	£28,600
Viola	41.3 cm 1808	Wed 1st March 1989	£49,610
Violin	18--	Wed 1st June 1988	£20,900
Violin	1813	Mon 1st April 1985	£24,200
Violin	18--	Fri 1st April 1983	£10,260
Violin	1808	Sun 1st November 1981	£3,534

Biographies

John Dilworth George Hart Cecie Stainer Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

CERUTI, Giovanni Battista Born 1756 Sesto Cremonese, died 1817 Cremona Italy. According to Count Cozio di Salabue, Ceruti was a pupil of one Count Luigi Maggi in Cremona, although no trace of this maker’s work has survived. May have learned his craft from Nicola and Carlo (II) Bergonzi. Closely associated with Lorenzo Storioni and probably took over the business in via de Caltellai when Storioni ceased work in 1802. Successful maker continually refining his style and finish. Work reflects both the Bergonzi brothers and Storioni, and most commonly has a dark slightly hard but very evenly applied varnish. Often rather crude in execution: surfaces are a little ragged and purfling unevenly inlaid. Scroll has characteristically extended last turn behind the eye. Materials variable, but usually of poorer sort, locally sourced. Achieved a great deal to support the otherwise declining school of violin making in Cremona at the turn of the eighteenth century. Instruments in great demand for superior tone. Jo: Baptista Ceruti Cremonensis / fecit Cremonæ An. 1801 (Jal facs)